Chapter 05
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416 Years ago
Middle Lands
Lyne laid in her library, asleep with a lot of books around her. A few were open on chapters that were about the dead’s dying wishes as others were opened on chapters about dragons. She had been studying up on the magic of Elyasia as well as it’s rare wishes.
After meeting and seeing the twins, born from a strong wish from their mother’s dead mate. Lyne wasn’t sure about magic used but just seeing the babies, made her interested in what else this realm had. She had read up on the known history and what facts were written down. Sadly after just one year, she noticed that no one truly knew about Elyasia. But she spent 4 long years going though all books in her tower as well as books in all over the lands.
Following the meeting with the twins, a lot of things happened. The young princesses got together with their mages as well as Lyne and named the northern and southern mountains. The young girls named the northern mountains ‘Mont Sin’ which Sin didn’t seem to mind when she hear of it. The southern mountains were called ‘Mont Heei’ which Lyne didn’t understand it.
When Lyne asked about why Heei, Kira would just smile and say, “I like that name.” which didn’t help, but the mage let it go and went on with life.
The dragons war which was over for 24 years, was showing no signs of starting up again. In fact, Kue and Yue seem to stop their own war, well...Kue stopped hurting his twin brother for no reason. Lyne and Rain thought it was because of June since that one mage had something over her own mate which the two girls didn’t understand.
Yue walked into the tower, sighing softly. He just came back from his wondering around, and had a bag full of books, books he got from Sin. The gray/silver hair man, walked around the tower before going into the library. He blinked his golden eyes when he saw his mate sleeping with her books. He shook his head and sat his bag down on the floor. “Lyne....here again?”
The mage muttered a bit before sitting up, knocking a few books off her. She reached up and gently rubbed her eyes. “What day is it?”
The dragon thought a bit before answering. “It’s two days after the new moon...”
Lyne looked over at him and smiled softly. “Welcome back, Yue.” She said softly before standing up. She used a small spell and the books cleaned up around her. “Two days after this month’s new moon...” She let out a soft sigh. “So it’s the 16th of Yula?”
He nodded. “Yes... but I don’t get why this month is even called Yula. Doesn’t the human realm call it July?” He asked softly. He would wonder about Elyasia but also the human realm for they only see him as a ‘human’.
She sighed. “Blame the princesses. It was their idea.” She said, walking over to him. “They thought it would help the people forget the war and the bad years...” She stopped in front of him. “So Yue, where did you wonder off this time?”
He nodded then smiled softly. “I wondered around Demon realm this time. Sin asked me to give you some books that she got her hands on.”
Lyne kissed him gently. “I’m glad, you’re safe since that realm isn’t safe.” She smiled softly. “I’ll send her a thanks later.”
He blushed softly from the kiss and smiled lightly. “I noticed. I plan to stay with you for a while before wondering off again.”
“I’ll like that.”
West garden
Lira sat in the small garden, sitting at a small white tablet, drinking some tea as she watched some of the staff put in some roses of different colors. She had nothing to do and her ‘teachers’ were off taking care of the portal to the Spirit Realm. She didn’t have anything to read sine Lyne hasn’t sent anything new over for her to read and she couldn’t visit her sister without Rain or Max. She let out a soft sigh. Lira was bored.
Then something odd happened. A red tinted panther as big as a wolf walked over and sat by her. It’s red cat-like eyes looked up at her, blinking her blink as she looked down at it.
“Uhm... hello there...”
“Takumi. You seem lonely.” How she knew the cat's name was unknown.
She blinked a bit then giggled softly, making the panther tilt it’s head. From it’s voice she could tell it was a male but that wasn’t what was funny. What got her giggling is the fact Rain’s face.
Rain had came back from checking the portal when she noticed something. She walked to the west garden and stopped, her eyes widen as she looked at her princess and the panther. Seeing a red tint one was rare and oddly not normal good.
The panther looked over and sighed softly. “I’m not here to hurt the princess. I just wanted to talk to her.”
The mage shook her head and walked over. “Lira, didn’t I tell you not to talk to demons?”
Lira smiled softly. “Yes but Takumi here doesn’t seem bad. In fact, he’s here since I looked lonely.”
“Aw, I’m so sorry that we did that.” Max said as he wrapped his arms around the princess’s shoulders. “We had to go check the portal or something bad would-”
“I know, I know.” She said softly as she leaned back against the dragon. She knew he was the mate of her mage but he was the only male allowed to touch her since she had no guards.
The dragon pressed his chin against her head and looked over at Rain. “Love, I don’t know if I can leave our princess alone again. Not until Taro gets here...or until she finds a guard before than.”
The princess blinked a bit. “Maxie, is Taro the purple dragon you had me meet a few years ago?” She asked as she reached down and gently petted Takumi.
Takumi purred under her touch which was odd feeling to him since no other female could make him purr just from touching him. He stopped listening as he pressed against her hand as it ran between his ears.
Rain noticed the panther’s purring and sighed softly as Max and Lira talked about the purple dragon. It seems like the princess nor the panther noticed it, yet the mage did. She watched them a bit before coughing softly.
Lira looked over and blinked. “What’s wrong, Rain?”
The mage sighed. “Lira, you found your first guard.”
“I did?”
She nodded. “You unknowing it, claimed this rare panther. And it seems like he wanted to guard you without knowing it himself.”
The dark-haired girl looked down at the red tint panther who looked up at her, both blinked a bit. She then smiled. “Well Takumi, you okay with that?”
He thought a bit then nodded. “Sure, just keep petting me.”
She giggled softly and nodded. “Sure.”
A few months passed as winter time came. Snow was falling down over the land as Lira looked out a window, watching it. She came to love the white snow as it made her think of the days when her and Kira would make snow angels and just play around. Now she nor her sister was able to do that as the Princess role wouldn’t do that. Yet she didn’t wish to play in the cold snow, just watching it fall was interesting it’s self.
Takumi walked up behind her and around his arms around her. “Why do I find you so lonely?” He asked softly. In his humanoid form, Takumi was a tall male, with short red hair and bright red cat-like eyes. He was always dressed in black cloths, none that would say what it was. For he was the northern land’s healer. How a panther like him knew as much white magic as he did, was unknown, even to Rain.
She leaned back against him and smiled softly. “I’m not lonely, silly. Just remembering my past.”
“Any stories you wish to tell me about?” He asked with a soft, playful smirk.
She shook her head and softly pat at his arm. “No. But how’s the fox?”
He sighed softly. “He’s healing slower then normal. It seems like someone wanted this guy dead.”
She thought a bit then sighed. “I’ll send word to Sis and ask her to ask her fox if he knows this one. Plus who would want to kill a black fox?”
He blinked a bit. “Princess, you don’t know...?”
She turned around in his arms and looked up at him. “Know what?”
“You got a nine tails. Rare black one.” A voice came.
Takumi looked over as Lira turned. Both blinked then Lira got out of his arms and ran over, hugging her sister closely.
“Kira, what are you doing here?” Lira asked, once the sisters stopped hugging.
Kira smiled softly. “Well, Rain sent word that you got a hurt fox and Akito here wanted to see this fox.”
Behind the southern princess stood a young male with long silver hair, purple cat-like eyes. He was dressed in a dark kimono with soft blue designs on the long sleeves. He eyed the northern princess but said nothing. He didn’t hate Lira or anything. He didn’t like the northern lands.
Lira nodded. “I see. Akito is a fox as well... but what’s this about my fox being a nine tails?” She asked softly.
Both Takumi and Akito sighed.
“Princess, your fox is a rare black nine tails.” Akito said. His voice was cold yet wasn’t hurtful nor anything.
“Akito is taking the true. The fox you found is indeed a nine tails.” Takumi added.
The dark-haired princess thought a bit, then grabbed Kira’s hand and pulled her down the hall away from the males. She pulled her sister down to the room where the fox was kept.
The girls walked into a room that was designed in black, silver and gold designs. Everything about the room was pretty and seemed to go with the fox’s taste in cloths, since he was found in a black kimono, silver under short and the kimono had gold designs, all was sadly bloody from his deep cuts. One the king sized bed, laid the short black hair fox male. His face was slightly red from the fever he had.
“He doesn’t look like a nine-tails, does he?” Lira asked softly and quietly. She looked over at her sister. “I’m asking you since you have a better gift when it’s about foxes.”
Kira nodded. “I got it. I’m better with foxes as your thing is panthers...” She looked at the sleeping fox and looked for anything different. She walked closer to the bed, and reached out, gently touching the fox’s left black furred ear. She blinked a bit as she felt not only just how hot he was, but how strong he was. She gently pulled her hand away and stepped back.
The dark-haired sister watched and blinked. “Sis?”
The blonde sister looked over at Lira. “Sis, you got a nine-tails.... and he’s stronger then Akito...”
A growl was heard then arms wrapped themselves around Kira. “Don’t touch another fox.”
Lira looked down at the fox and blinked. “Shiro is stronger then Akito....and yet got hurt this badly.”
Akito growled over Kira’s shoulder. “Being strong isn’t everything. I can tell that he got hurt by something even stronger.” He said, before pulling Kira out of the room as Takumi walked in.
The panther shook his head and walked over to his princess. “Lira, your fox will be fine, just will take a while...a long while.”
And he was right. Shiro took a few more days before he even woke up. Lira was there, reading a book when he shifted into his fox form. Which he told her that he’ll heal fast in that form. She nodded but kept by him which he didn’t mind.
On New Year’s eve, Shiro did something Takumi wasn’t happy about. As a New Year’s gift, he promised Lira to protect her and then kissed her. After the kiss, screams from that room was heard as Takumi attacked then healed up the fox. Lira on the other hand, went to the library, blushing really red.